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Item The COVID-19 Pandemic and Education in Kenya(Rowman & Littlefield, 2022) Jepkemei, Evelyn; Munyao, MartinThe African Church and COVID-19: Human Security, the Church, and Society in Kenya is a bold and incisive look at the African Church in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the book, contributors explore how the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the fragilities of African society as well as the weaknesses in the Church’s role in helping and serving African communities. The African Church and COVID-19 analyzes the question of how the Church in Kenya should move forward in a post-COVID-19 era to address the vulnerabilities of socioeconomic and political structures in Africa.Item Religious Diplomacy and Interstate Relations During the COVID-19 Pandemic.(Rowman & Littlefield, 2022) Munyao, Martin; Muturi, MaureenThe African Church and COVID-19: Human Security, the Church, and Society in Kenya is a bold and incisive look at the African Church in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the book, contributors explore how the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the fragilities of African society as well as the weaknesses in the Church’s role in helping and serving African communities. The African Church and COVID-19 analyzes the question of how the Church in Kenya should move forward in a post-COVID-19 era to address the vulnerabilities of socioeconomic and political structures in Africa.Item Perceptions of Condoms and Barriers to Condom Use Along the Trans-Africa Highway in Kenya(Routledge, 1998) Cameron, Kenzie A.; Witte, Kim; Nzyuko, SolomonThis is a book about the importance of talk. Talk may be the most important component to HIV prevention and treatment. When people do not talk to their partners about the behaviors that can transmit HIV and other diseases, let alone their known or unknown HIV statuses, they will not talk about HIV prevention methods. When researchers do not talk to laypeople about their findings, we cannot put those findings into practice. When people from various disciplines who conduct HIV/AIDS research do not share their findings with one another, they potentially prevent the joint use of effective strategies that can help others. A few years ago, I left a meeting of NIH grantees and told one of the scientists that I was headed for a national communication conference. This woman, a psychology professor, expressed her surprise that there were a sufficient number of people conducting communication research to have a conference about it. I informed her that the association had thousands of members, and that there were communication professors at countless colleges and universities. This story is not a recruitment message; it demonstrates that communication researchers must continue to disseminate their findings on HIV/AIDS to other AIDS researchers from other disciplines.Item Using the Kamba Culture to Interpret Old Testament Covenants(2001) Muutuki, Joseph MwasiItem The Experiences of a Single man(2014) Thuku, DavidItem Emotion Approach Coping and Adjustment Challenges Among Students in Higher Education Institutions(IGI Global, 2023-02) Githinji, Scolastica KariukiThe majority of university first-year students are young adults. They experience salient developmental changes as they transition from adolescence to young adulthood. The changes are less dramatic relative to the adolescence stage; hence, the stage is underestimated by the researchers. In young adulthood, the brain is not fully matured despite adult-like social function expectations. Their cognitive and social-emotional immaturity states are linked to poor decision-making, social-emotional problems, sensational behaviours, and risk-taking behaviours, which aggravate adjustment challenges in higher education. Young adults are experiencing academic, cultural, emotional, financial, intellectual, and social challenges. It is observed that the mental health of university students is a rising concern and is associated with their social functioning demands. This chapter explores young adults’ biopsychosocial development, their challenges at higher education, and appropriate emotion coping approaches deemed appropriate for the stage and in yielding adaptive coping.Item Integrating Faith and Learning Perspectives of a Literary Critic(Research, Publications and Consultancy department of Daystar University, 2006-12) Kuria, MikeItem Scaling up Theological Training in Africa: Non-Formal and Informal Education- Its Potential to Develop Leaders in Africa(Association of Evangelicals in Africa, 2020) Karanja, ChristineAs we reflect on the potential for non-formal and informal education to develop leaders in Africa, I am going to reflect also whether it can be scaled up to meet the training need for the 85–90%. This presentation is divided therefore into three sections bringing together reflections on those issues: first, laying the foundations, then explaining the potential for leadership development, and finally outlining strategies for engagement.Item The Impact of University Education on Regional Development: A Comparative Study of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023) Ayiro, Laban Peter; Muriithi, Samuel Muiruri; Munyao, JosephineThe primary goal of university education globally is to promote research, knowledge, and innovations instrumental for national development and societal transformation. In line with this goal, East African countries, namely Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania have invested heavily in university education in the last 60 years since independence. The evidence of this is the increasing number of both private and public universities, and the number of students joining the institutions. While the expansion of university education is to be celebrated, it should not be taken for granted that this expansion indicates development. The purpose of this research was to assess the impact of university education on regional development in the three East African countries, that is, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Data were collected through historical analyses, database searches on electronic and printed sources, and interviews. The study found out that the three African countries have formulated the goals of education toward the achievement of development and that large budgets have been committed to educational expansion in the university in recent years. However, the impact of the universities in the development of the region expected through research and innovation is minimal because of major challenges that include expansion of access without adequate government funding; compromises quality; graduate unemployability and political interference; students’ unrest and strikes; weaknesses in earlier levels of education; regional, gender, and class inequalities; and misalignment of education, development, and contextual strengths. Proposed future strategies included the calls for governments to enhance regional consultations on development and education, the need for specialization in programs rather than duplication, enhancement of international collaborations and networking, rethinking the role of education in development within given contextual and environmental realities, and good governance and adequate funding of education.Item Role and Relevance of Theology for the Future of African Christianity (155A)(Regnum Books International, 2016) Kombo, James OwinoItem The Past and Presence of Christian Theology in African Universities (Pg 100-108)(Regnum Books International, 2013) Kombo, James OwinoItem Faith on the Ballot, Faith in the Ballot: The Democratic Process in Kenya(Routledge, 2023-10-18) Munyao, Martin; Wakene, SylviaThe Routledge International Handbook of Sociology and Christianity examines the intersection of the sociology of religion – a long-standing focus of sociology as a discipline – and Christianity – the world’s largest religion. An internationally representative and thematically comprehensive collection, it analyzes both the sociology of Christianity and Christian approaches to sociology, with attention to the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant branches of Christianity. An authoritative, state-of-the-art review of current research, it is organized into five inter-connected thematic sections, considering the overlapping emergence of both the Christian religion and the social science, the conceptualization of and engagement with Christianity by sociological theory, the ways in which Christianity shapes and is shaped by various social institutions, the manner in which Christianity resists and promotes various forms of social change, and the identification, diagnosis, and correction of social problems by sociology and Christianity. This volume is an invaluable collection for scholars and advanced students, with special appeal for those working in the fields of sociology and social theory, as well as religious studies and theologyItem Enhancing Collaboration in Online Learning(Lexington Books, MD, 2022) Munyao, Martin; Wachirah, SerahOnline Learning, Instruction, and Research in Post-Pandemic Higher Education in Africa, edited by Martin Munyao, argues that beyond survival, universities need to adapt to technology-mediated communication learning in order to thrive. Disruptive technologies have recently proved to be means of thriving for institutions of higher learning. This book reflects on how leveraging on education technology has transformed teaching, learning, and research Higher Education Institutions (HEI) impacting Africa through digital transformation. In particular, HEIs are collaborating more now than ever before. Finally, this book addresses the challenges of teaching STEM programs online in Africa.Item Covid-19 Higher Education Driven Elearning: The Digital Divide’s Impact on Access and Quality in the EAC Region(Lexington Books, MD, 2022) Waithima, Abraham K.; Karau, James; Kuria, Mike; Agyapong, Samuel; Waithima, Charity; Ayoo, PhilipOnline Learning, Instruction, and Research in Post-Pandemic Higher Education in Africa, edited by Martin Munyao, argues that beyond survival, universities need to adapt to technology-mediated communication learning in order to thrive. Disruptive technologies have recently proved to be means of thriving for institutions of higher learning. This book reflects on how leveraging on education technology has transformed teaching, learning, and research Higher Education Institutions (HEI) impacting Africa through digital transformation. In particular, HEIs are collaborating more now than ever before. Finally, this book addresses the challenges of teaching STEM programs online in Africa.Item Distance Education that Matters; Creating Sustainable Online Pedagogy(Lexington Books, MD, 2022) Plant, Alicia; Munyao, MartinOnline Learning, Instruction, and Research in Post-Pandemic Higher Education in Africa, edited by Martin Munyao, argues that beyond survival, universities need to adapt to technology-mediated communication learning in order to thrive. Disruptive technologies have recently proved to be means of thriving for institutions of higher learning. This book reflects on how leveraging on education technology has transformed teaching, learning, and research Higher Education Institutions (HEI) impacting Africa through digital transformation. In particular, HEIs are collaborating more now than ever before. Finally, this book addresses the challenges of teaching STEM programs online in Africa.Item The Role of Educational Technology and Elearning During Covid-19 Pandemic and its Impact on the Higher Education Sector in Kenya(Lexington Books, MD, 2022) Ayiro, Laban Peter; Munyao, Martin; Wambua, AnthonyOnline Learning, Instruction, and Research in Post-Pandemic Higher Education in Africa, edited by Martin Munyao, argues that beyond survival, universities need to adapt to technology-mediated communication learning in order to thrive. Disruptive technologies have recently proved to be means of thriving for institutions of higher learning. This book reflects on how leveraging on education technology has transformed teaching, learning, and research Higher Education Institutions (HEI) impacting Africa through digital transformation. In particular, HEIs are collaborating more now than ever before. Finally, this book addresses the challenges of teaching STEM programs online in Africa.